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'''Arakht''' is a ] in ] in north-eastern ].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ |title=NGA GeoNames Database |publisher=] |accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref> | '''Arakht''' is a ] in ] in north-eastern ].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ |title=NGA GeoNames Database |publisher=] |accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref> | ||
It is located between ] and the ],<ref name=Gazeteer>{{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= Adamec, Ludwig W.|others= |title=Historical and Political Gazeteer of Afghanistan |origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |edition= |series= |volume=1 |date= |year=1972 |month= |publisher=Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt |location= ] |language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= 23|chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= }}</ref> at an elevation of {{convert|3100|m|ft}} near the ] border. It lies {{convert|3.3|mi|km}} from Pish, {{convert|2.6|mi|km|abbr=on}} from ], {{convert|3.8|mi|km|abbr=on}} from ] and {{convert|6.2|mi|km|abbr=on} |
It is located between ] and the ],<ref name=Gazeteer>{{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= Adamec, Ludwig W.|others= |title=Historical and Political Gazeteer of Afghanistan |origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |edition= |series= |volume=1 |date= |year=1972 |month= |publisher=Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt |location= ] |language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= 23|chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= }}</ref> at an elevation of {{convert|3100|m|ft}} near the ] border. It lies {{convert|3.3|mi|km}} from Pish, {{convert|2.6|mi|km|abbr=on}} from ], {{convert|3.8|mi|km|abbr=on}} from ] and {{convert|6.2|mi|km|abbr=on}} from ]. | ||
The nearest airport is {{convert|9|mi|km|abbr=on|0}} away across the border at ]. | The nearest airport is {{convert|9|mi|km|abbr=on|0}} away across the border at ]. |
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Place in Badakhshan Province, AfghanistanArakht | |
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Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Badakhshan Province |
Elevation | 10,200 ft (3,100 m) |
Time zone | + 4.30 |
Arakht is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.
It is located between Lake Shiva and the Panj River, at an elevation of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft) near the Tajikistan border. It lies 3.3 miles (5.3 km) from Pish, 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from Wishtayn, 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Gordzhak and 6.2 mi (10.0 km) from Ghar Javin.
The nearest airport is 9 mi (14 km) away across the border at Khorog.
References
- "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazeteer of Afghanistan. Vol. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 23.
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